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Old 09-16-2014, 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Bobs GolfCart Speedometer View Post
A person with Caller ID "Allen Brent" calling from 940 594-9906 has been calling several times a day for a couple of weeks, but wouldn't leave message on machine so I finally answered it. It was a foreign male telling me he was calling from "Windows Technical Support regarding my Windows Computer" and needed to login into my computer to fix a problem. He said I would soon be loosing all my files. I told the guy that I was a computer technician and that I handle all of my own computer issues, and I hung up on him.

I did an internet search for "940 594-9906" and found many people are getting this call. These calls are a total scam. Don't give them access to your computer.
You are so right. I have had the same calls and some claiming to be Microsoft. Fortunately, like you, I'm a little bit smarter than they are. Scam! Scam! Scam!
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